Shoe fastener



Aug. 24 1926. 1,593,994

M. c. PICKERING SHOE FASTENER Filed Jan. ll, 1926 31a/vanto@ ze @5% l s www?, attorney',

Patented ug. 24, 1926.

unirsi) sr-arlszs` MARY c. PIGKERING,

1,596,999t PATENT orifice.

OF GORHAM, ILLINOIS.

SHOE FASTENER.

Application filed Januaryrv This invention relates to fasteners and easily and quickly snapped into locking engagement with a portionl carried by the body of the shoe.

Another object of the invention is to provide the fastener member carried by the shoe strap with a false head to be disposed against the outer face of the shoe strap and represent a button or other fastenerfor securing the strap.

Another object of the invention is to so form the false vhead that it may serve as means for securing the strap carried fastener member to the strap.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of a slipper having its securing strap fastened through the medium of the improved fastenerl Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the elements forming the improved fastener.

The slipper 1 which has been illustrated in Fig. 1 is of a conventional construction and includes a strap 2 adapted to extend across the instep of the foot and have one end releasably secured to the side of the shoe. While the improved fastener has been illustrated applied to a slipper, it will be understood that it could be applied to high shoes and also t'o low shoes other than the specific type illustrated. lThe fastener which forms the subject-matter of this invention is indicated in general by the numeral 3 in Fig. land referring to this vfigure it will be seen that when the strap 2 is securedv the fastener has the appearance of a button which may be plain or of an ornamented type.

The parts or members comprising the improved fastener are illustrated in Fig. 3 and include an ornamental head 4 which may be termed a false head, a member 5 which may be termed a socket member and a member4 6 adapted to be secured to theV body of the shoe at one side and snapped into engagement with the socket member carried by the strap 2. The socket member 5 11, v192e. serial no. 80,640.

is formed of sheet metal and includes a base 7 having an upstan'ding peripheral wall 8, from the upper end of which extends an inwardly disposed annular flange 9 adapted to contact with the under face of the Vstrap 2 when the socket member is secured to the strap. The socket 10 is disposed centrally of the base 7 and formed with side openingsll adjacent its junction with the base to receive thel arms ofthe U-sliaped clip 12. The clip 12 is formed of resilient metal l and its arms pass inwardly through the openings 11 for locking engagement with the head of the member 6, as shown in Fig.

2. If desired, an opening 13 may be formed in the free end portion of the strap 2 to receive the socket 10 or this opening may be omitted and the portion of the strap 2 engaged by the socket forced upwardly when the flange 9 is secured in close engagement with the under face of the strap.

The ornamental head 4 may be circular when viewed in top planas illustrated or of any other desired shape and may be ornavmented as illustrated in Fig. 3 or left plain. A vflange 14 extends inwardly from the depending peripheral wall 15 of the ornamental head and from this flange 14 extend prongs 16 which are of suiiicient length to extend lthrough the strap 2 with their lower free ends projected through slots 17 formed in the base 7 of the rsocket member 5 and clinched against its under face. It will,

therefore, be seen that the prongs serve to retain the ornamentalhead and socket member' in firm gripping'engagement with the upper and lower faces of the strap.

The member 6 which may be referred to as a stud includes a base 18 formed of sheet metal and having depending prongs 19 of sufficient length to be passed through the leather or other material from which the shoe is formed and clinched against the inner face thereof. A neck 20` extends upwardly from the base 18 at its center and has engagement with the depending lug 21l of the 'head 22. This lug 21 tapers upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and, therefore, the head `22 is very firmly connected with the neck 20 and cannot be drawn upwardly out of engagement with the neck.

When the fastener is in use, the stud member 6 is secured to the side portion of the shoe and the socket member and false head or ornamental head are secured to the free end portion of the strap with the head 4 and socket member disposed in opposed relation to each other. After the shoe has been placed upon the foot, the strap 2 is drawn across the instep and the socket member disposed over the stud G and pressure applied to force the head 22 of the stud into the socket l0. The arms of the resilient latch or clip l2 engage the head 22 close to the neck 2O and, therefore, the head Q2 Will be firmly retained in the socket l() and there Will be no danger of the strap becoming detached. When it is desire-dto remove the shoe, it is merely necessary to grasp the strap at its free end and exert a pulling action in order to draw the socket member upwardly out of engagement With the stud. It Will, therefore, be seen that the strap Will be firmly but releasably held in place and that the use of a shoe hook or other similar implement is not necessary When fastening a shoe and also that the annoyance of a button or other similar fastener being lost is eliminated. Thile the fastener has been illustrated in connection With a shoe, it will be understood that other articles could have the fastener applied to them.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

In combination with an article having separable sections, one section being adapted to be lapped over the other and having an opening formed therein, a snap fastener for securing said sections and including companion male and female members, said female member comprising a base disposed beneath the first section and engaging the under face thereof about the opening formed tll rein, a hollow head projecting from said base into said opening, said head being open at its bottom and forming a socket, an ornamental head engaging the upper face of the last-mentioned section about the opening formed therein, and prongs extending from said ornamental head through said opening With their ends projectingy through openings in said base and clinched against the under face thereof, said male member secured to the other section and including a stud provided with a head adapted to be snapped Ainto said socket.

in testimony whereof affix my signature.

MARY C. PICKERING. [n s] 

